Methylphenidate hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · CNS stimulants and drugs used for ADHD
Methylphenidate hydrochloride was ranked 115th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 219,736 items, up 22.5% on a year earlier.
219,736items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£6,705,510
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,280,373items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Methylphenidate hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Methylphenidate hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Methylphenidate 10mg tablets | 20,236 | £114,742 |
| Methylphenidate 5mg tablets | 17,310 | £86,228 |
| Medikinet XL 20mg capsules | 13,707 | £426,799 |
| Methylphenidate 36mg modified-release tablets | 10,503 | £450,632 |
| Equasym XL 30mg capsules | 10,410 | £411,901 |
| Medikinet XL 10mg capsules | 10,286 | £273,263 |
| Medikinet XL 30mg capsules | 10,133 | £358,157 |
| Equasym XL 20mg capsules | 9,828 | £367,035 |
| Concerta XL 36mg tablets | 8,823 | £432,292 |
| Methylphenidate 18mg modified-release tablets | 8,641 | £255,843 |
| Medikinet XL 40mg capsules | 8,234 | £479,276 |
| Concerta XL 54mg tablets | 7,908 | £572,794 |
| Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets | 7,505 | £258,908 |
| Concerta XL 18mg tablets | 6,555 | £215,440 |
| Equasym XL 10mg capsules | 5,421 | £155,328 |
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